NTPC seeks land to lay water pipeline for Darlipalli STPP.

NTPC Ltd, the country's biggest power generating utility, has sought 525 acres land from the Odisha government to build a water pipeline corridor for its 1600 MW super thermal power plant (STPP) at Darlipalli in Sundargarh district.

The land is to be set aside in 21 villages spread across Sundargarh and Jharsuguda districts. It includes 278 acres private land, 195 acres government land and 52 acres of forest land.

The state water resources deparment has already accorded in-principle allocation of 160 cusecs of water in favour of NTPC from Hirakud reservoir for the Darlipalli plant.

For water intake, underground pipelines (2x1000 mm diameter) are to be laid from Hirakud reservoir to the project site at Darlipalli through Jharsuguda district.

'We require a coridor of approximately 42 km length on Right of User basis for three years to carry out the construction activities in the districts of Sundargarh and Jharsuguda. After the pipelines are laid and buried, the land could be returned to the owners for their normal use. It is requested to accord administrative approval for NTPC to use this land on the Right of User basis', NTPC general manager S K Reddy wrote to P K Jena, principal secretary (energy).


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